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Updated March 28, 2018 14:11:18 Photo: The inquiry found the justice system was often entrenching inequalities. (ABC News: Robert Koenig Luck) Commonwealth, state and territory governments must overhaul the justice system to reduce the massive over-representation of Indigenous people in jail, a major inquiry has found. Key points: Inquiry recommends end to practice of jailing…

In court papers filed late Tuesday, special counsel Robert Mueller's office argued that a judge shouldn't rule out jail time for Alex van der Zwaan, a lawyer who pleaded guilty to lying to prosecutors and the FBI in the Russia investigation. The special counsel's office did not take a position on what sentence they thought…

Image copyright Reuters Two white officers who shot and killed a Louisiana black man in 2016 will not face criminal charges, officials say. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said the officers acted reasonably under "existing law and were justified in their use of force". Video footage appearing to show the officers holding down Alton Sterling,…

Daniel Holt has a law degree, an ambition to be a barrister – and cerebral palsy. He says his speech impediment has been seen by some in the UK as an issue but that he will fight to work in the only career that has ever interested him. We spent the day with him as…

Image copyright Getty Images Researchers in Australia say they have traced the country's indigenous languages back to a single, common tongue. The languages are all derived from a mother tongue, known as Proto-Australian, that was spoken about 10,000 years ago, according to a new study. Linguists have long debated the subject in Australia. More than…

Updated March 28, 2018 12:42:12 Video: 'He's been put in the naughty corner': Jim Maxwell says Warner ostracised by team (ABC News) David Warner's international career may have come to an end amid the fallout from the ball-tampering scandal, according to ABC cricket commentator Jim Maxwell. Maxwell, who is travelling with the team in South…